The Irish Times

KPMG and Deloitte ‘corporate undertakers’ make their move as Irish businesses face triple threat

Joe Brennan: Might upcoming wave of troubled companies be handled differently to the post-crash victims?

Fri Feb 11 2022 - 15:07

Irish auditors face increased pressure to detect fraud

Watchdog planning greater onus on auditors to look for potential fraud in accounts

Tue Jul 20 2021 - 05:19

Home building may be delayed as engineer insurance costs spiral

Exit of UK insurance underwriters who dominated professional indemnity market

Wed May 26 2021 - 16:11

KPMG in UK sued for £6m by property company Mount Anvil

Homebuilder claims it faced unexpected tax bill after negligent advice

Sun May 09 2021 - 15:31

Could do better: the need for tougher board reviews

Glowing assessments adorned last annual reports of Wirecard and Carillion before they imploded

Fri Jan 29 2021 - 05:20

Grant Thornton UK sued for £200m over Patisserie Valerie audits

Accounting firm accused of negligence for not spotting suspected fraud at cafe chain

Thu Jan 07 2021 - 21:46

Big Four told to outline plans for audit split in UK by October

Shake-up comes after audit concern in serie sof high profiel corporate collapses

Mon Jul 06 2020 - 09:53

UK accounting industry cuts partner pay and furloughs staff

KPMG, PwC, Deloitte and EY move to build up cash reserves

Thu Apr 16 2020 - 08:32

Examiner’s fees at centre of legal dispute related to Sammon closure

Michael McAteer of Grant Thornton was appointed examiner in 2018 of the Irish building group

Mon Mar 30 2020 - 16:21

Bill Michael has a long fight on his hands to restore KPMG UK’s image

A string of senior departures prompted suggestions of ‘toxic’ culture at some divisions

Tue Jan 07 2020 - 15:57

Japan pension fund wrong to target short sellers

Suspending these loans will cost the GPIF about $125 million a year

Tue Dec 17 2019 - 05:00

Stocktake: More volatility lies ahead for investors

Corporate insiders are busy selling

Tue Sept 03 2019 - 05:40

KPMG fined £5m in UK over ‘exceptional’ breach in BNY Mellon audit

Fines for auditor tops £20m in 12 months, more than penalties for whole industry last year

Wed Jul 24 2019 - 15:40

UK watchdog orders ringfencing of ‘Big Four’ accounting businesses

Review to decide if full break up of PwC, EY, Deloitte and KPMG is needed

Thu Apr 18 2019 - 11:21

Interserve unveils rescue plan that hands control to banks

Outline agreement follows months of discussion on how to avert Carillion-style collapse

Wed Feb 06 2019 - 15:03

Business 2018: the winners and the losers

The last 12 months proved to be another year of mixed fortunes in corporate Ireland

Tue Dec 25 2018 - 15:45

Britain needs new watchdog to shake up 'Big Four' accountants

EY, Deloitte, KPMG and PwC check the accounts of 341 of the top 350 UK companies

Tue Dec 18 2018 - 07:43

Interserve shares sink as it battles to avoid Carillion’s fate

Danish outsourcer ISS also announces plans to cut 20% of workforce and quit 13 markets

Mon Dec 10 2018 - 16:14

Central Bank ups ante on outsourcing as risks mount

Survey finds many boards lack understanding of external handling of critical functions

Mon Nov 19 2018 - 13:20

Construction of 18 schools delayed by setbacks in two firms

Collapse of builders Sammon behind 15 of the stalled construction projects

Mon Nov 05 2018 - 00:36

Short sellers: ‘unreasonably maligned’ or ‘jerks’?

Tesla chief Elon Musk is latest in long line of figures suspicious of short selling

Tue Oct 30 2018 - 05:00

Mounting auditor regulation ‘to reduce role to box-ticking’

Regulation threatens to undermine auditor judgment, former Ryanair deputy chief says

Tue Oct 23 2018 - 20:27

Furniture supplier sues school builder over alleged non-payment

G Morgan & Sons claims Inspiredspaces Bundle 5 owes it €196,000

Thu Aug 16 2018 - 21:24

Building costs rising to pre-crash levels, surveyors warn

Latest tender price survey from the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland shows that building costs are likely to increase by 7.4 per cent this year

Tue Aug 07 2018 - 04:13

State ‘has duty’ to help subcontractors after Carillion collapse

Businesses ‘shafted’ over PPP project to build five schools, Oireachtas committee hears

Thu Jul 26 2018 - 20:30

Court grants injunction against subcontractors blockading schools

Firm that took over from Sammon insists it does not owe money for works carried out

Wed Jul 18 2018 - 16:17

NTMA considers public contractors risk list after Carillion collapse

‘Too much emphasis placed on price when public contracts are being awarded’

Thu Jul 12 2018 - 16:08

PPPs will cost more to avert Carillion-type implosion

Cantillon: NTMA chief says more weight to be given to balance sheet strength for contracts

Tue Jul 10 2018 - 04:42

Collapsed school builders ‘received 98 per cent’ of fees due

Sammon payments for school building projects not ’paid on’ to subcontractors, committee told

Tue Jul 03 2018 - 18:54

Troubled emerging markets near bear market territory

Stocktake: Elon Musk taunts short sellers and GE exits Dow Jones index

Tue Jun 26 2018 - 08:00

Woodvale Construction wins contract for six unfinished schools

Stalled project after Carillion collapse resulted in liquidation of Sammon Construction Ireland,

Mon Jun 25 2018 - 20:03

Bank working to restart construction on six State schools

Funder exploring options after original builder Sammon went into liquidation

Thu Jun 14 2018 - 20:22

BAM seeks to complete €100m schools contract after Sammon collapse

Sisk and JJ Rhatigan also believed to be bidding for schools contract

Tue Jun 12 2018 - 05:24

Bank hopes to restart stalled €100m school-building project

MUFG says it is exploring solutions to continue construction of six southeast schools

Thu Jun 07 2018 - 21:24